Urban Hymns

Pak_Doo_Ik

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #1

25 years old yesterday, in my humble possibly the greatest album ever, no filler tracks just pure enjoyment and emotion from start to finish. Today I think this is my favourite track but who knows what it will be tomorrow

 

Lemmy_kilmister

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #2

Truly a great album

 

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Markburke

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #3

I saw them supporting Ride at Middlesbrough town hall in 1991 - was anyone else there?

 

petrio

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #4

Never had the pleasure of seeing the full band but saw Richard just after his first solo album was released, then again in about 2005 and once more as special guest at Finsbury Park in 2018. Superb. As far as Urban Hymns is concerned, it was one of the albums I listened to over and over at university. Still listen to it now. It’s stunning. As an aside, I saw Richard in a shop at Gloucester Quays a few years ago. He was shopping with his family and I really wanted to stop him and say hello. The wife persuaded me to leave him alone. One of my biggest regrets is that I did.

 

redcarbob

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #5

Staggering to think it was 25 years ago

 

Zoophonic

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #6

Markburke said:

I saw them supporting Ride at Middlesbrough town hall in 1991 - was anyone else there?

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I was there but it was I think March 1992.

 

TheLodger

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #7

Gotta be in the top ten best albums of all time.

 

Tryasize10

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #8

Lemmy_kilmister said:

Truly a great album

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My words exactly.

I was at uni at the time they released it. One of the songs in particular holds very fond memories of my Irish Mrs at the time and I still think of her every time I hear it. The one that got away eh.

 

fella

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #9

Markburke said:

I saw them supporting Ride at Middlesbrough town hall in 1991 - was anyone else there?

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There will have been. You'd have remembered if it was just you.

 

Littlejimmy

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #10

I listened to that album on repeat on my portable CD player on a flight to the US in 1998. Loved it.

 

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Markburke

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #11

Zoophonic said:

I was there but it was I think March

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fella said:

There will have been. You'd have remembered if it was just you.

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Come to think of it, it was quite quick at the bar..

 

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John67

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #12

Was living in Hoxton when they did the video for Bitter Sweet Symphon. Recognised several of the local nutters in the video. The other crazies must have been the Flying Scud.

 

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johnsmithsno2

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• Sep 30, 2022

• #13

Someone bought me the CD and I didn't like it. Must be just me. I'll have another listen.

 

Nero

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• Oct 1, 2022

• #14

It's a brilliant album with my favourite ever song on. Probably one that gets played at my funeral in fact.